Tear Down That Wall!

Liberty over Tyranny

"When the citizenry fears its government, there is tyranny. When the government fears its citizenry, there is liberty."

This statement must be understood, realized, and affirmed by every citizen wishing to regain control of an out-of-control government! We really do have the ability and the right to constructively influence and therefore change the course of our government. Force a return to the Constitution of The United States of America as our future, not merely our history. Consider the following ideas.

Repeal the 16^th Amendment of the Constitution

Each state's citizens must join other states' citizens in developing and promoting the demand that our State Congress petition the Federal Congress to legislate the repeal of the 16^th Amendment of the Constitution and dissolve the government's system to collect Federal Income Taxes. Grass roots movements like the recent "Tea Parties", are looking to distill their message of discontent into real action that will be worth their participation and individual contribution.

Am I right in my understanding that If 2/3 of the states of the United States do likewise, the federal Congress is forced to address the petition. Even if they do not write legislation amending the Constitution, the power of the proposed concept would affect restraint on the government.

Term limits

In my opinion, we must remove the attraction for corruption and graft by halting the pursuit of a career of professional politics. Priorities of career professional politicians are in direct and absolute conflict with representation of, by, and for the people of this nation. There exists a self-sustaining and self-perpetuating wall of insulation and isolation between the government and the citizenry that has made void the checks and balances in the three branches of government. I think that wall would be wrought asunder by the institution of term limits.

America, "Tear down that wall!"

...Unless...

Unless following this sort of logic would by its very nature be the trap that is always at the end of meddlesome hands. It's said that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Herein lies an example of that sentiment.

Ask yourself what might happen as unintended consequence, once any part of the Constitution is chipped away by whatever populism prevails, at whatever time, in whatever State, county, or parish, no matter how well-intended the proponents are... and envision surely well-intended wedges driven into imagined cracks in all parts of the Constitution of The United States... and therefore, the Union and its very future.

We are not wiser, nor better equiped by our generation, than the Framers were in theirs. The Constitution is not to be so trifled with that any portion of it be made premise to attack and bring asunder any other portion, part, or purpose of the whole of it.